1856 PLAT MAP PICTURESFAYETTE COUNTY, INDIANA

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As of this writing, the map is hanging in the main hallway
of the Fayette County courthouse in Connersville, Indiana.
Photos were taken by Jim Hartsell of Sunnyvale, California, using rig shown below.

TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Photographs were taken May 7, 1998.
Map at courthouse could be darker now due to exposure to light.
Photographs were taken on 100-speed 35 mm Kodak print film.
Dual flash was used, angled from left and right.
A gray card was photographed for printing calibration.
Area of original photographs is approx. 4 by 6 sections.
All photographs were from the same distance, but 8x12 enlargements vary.
An HP 5200Cse scanner was used to scan 8x12 enlargements.
Adobe Photoshop was used to enhance brightness and sharpness of image.
Images were saved in Adobe Photoshop JPEG High resolution format.
Image size is approximately 600 x 800 pixels for a 3 x 4 section image.
When printed from a web page, resolution is 96 ppi and print size is about 6" W x 8.5" H for a 3 x 4 section image.
When saved as a file, and printed from a photo editor, resolution is 150 ppi and print size is about 4" W x 5.5" H for a 3 x 4 section image.
Files size is approximately 200 KB for a 3 x 4 section image.

This work is being done as a labor of love in gratitude for this map
being there. I have 5 pairs of ancestors across 3 generations who
lived in NE Fayette county 1815-1860. This map is an incredible stroke
of luck for me. It is a snapshot in time, and shows the roads that
existed then, towns, churches, streams, neighbors, etc. Using the 1850
Census, and following the census taker's route against the names on the
1856 map, I could find where people lived even when they didn't own land.
I could even find the names of the kids my greatgrandparents knew
when they were kids. How else could you do all this!